St. Gregory Armenian Apostolic Church

The Armenian community of San Francisco dates back to 1900. In 1926, Rev. Fr. Khatchig Krouzian was the first pastor of the San Francisco parish. Mass was performed once a month at a rented hall. The parish became fully organized in 1953. The current property was purchased in 1955, and the first Mass was celebrated there on November 24, 1957. A new Church was built in the classic Armenian architecture, and the blessing and consecration took place in 1966.

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The Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America, which was established in 1973, serves under the jurisdiction of the Catholicosate of the Holy See of Cilicia. It is headquartered in La Crescenta, California.
The primary mission of the Western Prelacy is to preserve and foster the faith, heritage, traditions, and culture, and religious and national values of the Armenian Apostolic Church.